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Revelation 3:1 says, “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.”

The gospel of Jesus Christ can reach into the darkest places and change lives!

In 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NIV), Paul proclaimed the following, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”

There is a vitally important characteristic that is desperately needed among the true church during this hour of history. This attribute that I am referring to is “apostolic.”

When it comes to prayer and the calling upon the church, it is important to know there are various forms of prayer. It is interesting to note that at the conclusion of Paul’s warlike passage in Ephesians 6, the image of the soldier depicts one fully armed for battle and then the climax of the narrative reads in vs. 18, “with all prayer…praying.”

In Psalm 139 David goes into great length to explain how the Lord knows him in deep, personal ways. In the fourth verse he declares, “Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.”

In Isaiah 64:1, the prophet declares, “Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might shake at your presence.” Isaiah’s cry was for the power, holiness and glory of God to manifest among the people of Israel due to her sin and rebellion.